Billiard-cloth.



J.-TURNER- BILLIARD CLOTH.

APPLIOITION FILED DBO. 15,1902. R0 MODEL.

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PATENTED' 001'. 13, 1903.

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UNITED STATES l Patented dctober 13, 1903;

PATENT OFFICE."

JOHN TURNER, or BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF To GOODMAN-LEAVITT-YATTER 00., OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A coa- PORATION F MASSACHUSETTS.

BILLIARD -CLOTH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 741,598, da'td catcher 13, 1903-.

Application filed December 15, 1902.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN TURNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Billiard-Cloth; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to This invention relates to compound fabrics; and it consists of a novel billiard-cloth, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawing the figure is a perspective view of a portion of the billiard-cloth while in process of manufacture.

A is an outer facing of fine woolen textile material, same being the fine green cloth specially woven and used as a covering for bil- 2o liard-tables.

B is a backing of cotton cloth or other equivalent textile material, which is very I strong and which is less elastic than the facing-cloth A. O O are two thin coatings or films of vulcanizable cement which are applied sepa-- rately to the facing A and to the backing B. This cement consists, essentially, of pure india-rubber or caoutchouc in solution with the addition of sulfur or a sulfur compound,

so that the india-rubber may be vulcanizable. This cement is applied in a viscous condition by any approved spreading or coating machine, care being taken to spread itin 3 5 a very thin and even layer upon the textile material. The compound dries immediately and adheres to the surface of the material, which it partly penetrates without soaking through the material, and it forms a film or pellicle upon its Surface. The two coated fabrics are then placed together with the coatings O 0 next to each other, as shown in the figure, and the fabrics are passed through a doubling-machine. The doublingmachine 5 preferably has a pair of rollers between which the fabrics pass and which press them,

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so that the two pellicles of vulcaniz'able conipound'adhere tightly to each other and a single compound fabric is formed. The compound fabric is then subjected to heat. It is preferably placed in a heater and subjected to a temperature of about 240 Fahrenheit. The india-rubber undergoes a chemical change during this step of the process and becomes vulcanized and hardened while in position and closely uniting the facing and backing.

The compound fabric is stretched upon a game-table in any approved manner. It is very superior to the ordinary billiard-cloth, as it wears better, stretches less, and goes down smoother. It prevents chalk and dust accumulating under the cloth, and it also prevents moisture in the slate bed from pass ing upward through the cloth. This compound fabric also deadens the sound of an uneven ball and is not liable to be torn when the cue strikes it.

What I claim isl. A billiard-table cloth, comprising a facing-cloth of pure wool, a backing of non-elastic textile material, and two coatings of indiarubber solutioned to the said facing and backing respectively and secured together, substantially as set forth.

2. A billiard-table cloth, comprising afacing-cloth of pure wool, a backing of cotton cloth, and two coatings of india-rubber solutioned to the said facing and backing respectively and Secured together, substantially as set forth.

3. As an improved covering for the playing-surfaces of billiard-tables, a fabric composed of, first, the usual -green billiardcloth; second, a canvas, or cotton cloth; and third, an interposed film of rubber, or other suitable material, operating to perfectly and lastingly unite the said green billiard-cloth with the said canvas, or cotton cloth; and also. operating to prevent, the passage of any dust or fine dirt particles through the said covering, and permit the brushing out fromthe meshes of the green cloth, of any dust which may descend thereinto; all substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.

4:. Abilliard-eloth, comprisingafaoing and a backing of textile material, and an interposed layer of vulcanized india-rubber uniting them together, substantially as set forth.

5. A billiard-cloth, comprisinga facing and a backing of textile material, and an interposed double pelliele of india-rubber uniting :0 them together and vulcanized in position between them, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix'my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN TURNER. Witnesses:

ALICE J. IVIURRAY, FRED. K. DAGGETT. 

